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Type: Article
Published: 2021-03-19
Page range: 184–190
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A new species of Sciodaphyllum (Araliaceae) from the Chocó Biogeographical region in Colombia

Herbario Universidad de Antioquia (HUA), Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Universidad Icesi, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Calle 18 # 122–135, Cali, Colombia.
Fundación Jardín Botánico de Medellín, Herbario Joaquín Antonio Uribe (JAUM), Calle 73 No. 51D–14, Medellín, Colombia.
Neotropical Schefflera Taxonomy Valle del Cauca Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Sciodaphyllum (Araliaceae), S. pygmaeum, is described and illustrated from the basin of the Anchicayá River in the Chocó Biogeographical region of Colombia. This new species differs from other members of the genus by being a small monocaulous shrub, with hollow branches, tubular stipular ligules, and fewer secondary branches in the inflorescence. The conservation status of S. pygmaeum is accessed to be Least Concern (LC) according to IUCN categories and criteria.